Patents by Inventor Ami H. Dewar

Ami H. Dewar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20090265196
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed to collect metrics from a non-monolithic website having external content. The method includes monitoring a pointer movement in a web page. The web page displays a content feed of the external content. The method also includes identifying a pointer movement representative of an interaction gesture. The interaction gesture is indicative of a type of interaction with the content feed of the external content. The method also includes generating a score for the content feed in response to the pointer movement including an interaction gesture. The score includes a quantity of each of the reported types of interaction with the content feed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Ami H. Dewar, Robert C. Leah, Nicholas E. Poore, Peter C. Yim
  • Publication number: 20090199103
    Abstract: Methods and systems for auto-generating threads on web forums are described. Comments are received on web content contained on a web page within a web site, where the web site further includes a web forum. The comments can be monitored to determine if a comment threshold is reached, and a web content thread can be auto-generated in the web forum when the comment threshold is reached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kimberly A. Brantley, Ami H. Dewar, Robert C. Leah, John K. Muller
  • Publication number: 20090158166
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for rearranging a plurality of modules displayed on a content aggregated webpage is presented. In an exemplary manner, the method includes monitoring one or more of a plurality of user interactions associated with one or more of a plurality of modules. A rank value is assigned to a particular one of the plurality of modules, whereby rank value assignment is based on the one or more of the plurality of user interactions. Based on the rank value that is assigned to the particular one of the plurality of modules, the particular module is automatically displayed at a particular position on the content aggregated webpage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: AMI H. Dewar, Robert C. Leah, Nicholas E. Poore, Peter C. Yim